Geo-natter: fossil crinoids
2023-02-15 13:30 - 15:00 (Europe/London) | Kelvin Hall, 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, G3 8AW, United Kingdom
A chance to look at rocks and fossils, get your own specimens identified, chat informally to others, ask questions about geology and find out what’s happening locally.
Today’s topic will be fossil crinoids.

Geo-natter: ammonites
2023-03-01 13:30 - 15:00 | Kelvin Hall, 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, G3 8AW, United Kingdom
A chance to look at rocks and fossils, get your own specimens identified, chat informally to others, ask questions about geology and find out what’s happening locally.
Today’s topic will be ammonites.

The Gardar rocks of South Greenland (lecture)
2023-03-09 19:30 - 21:30 | Lecture Room 407, Boyd Orr Building, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8QW, United Kingdom
Professor Brian Upton, School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh
Brian is emeritus professor of geology at the University of Edinburgh. He has conducted field studies in many parts of the world, concentrating especially on the Arctic. But throughout his career he has continued to investigate the unique alkaline rocks of South Greenland.

Geo-natter: agates
2023-03-15 13:30 - 15:00 | Kelvin Hall, 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, G3 8AW, United Kingdom
A chance to look at rocks and fossils, get your own specimens identified, chat informally to others, ask questions about geology and find out what’s happening locally.
Today’s topic will be agates.

Geo-natter: geology quiz
2023-03-29 13:30 - 15:00 | Kelvin Hall, 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, G3 8AW, United Kingdom
A chance to look at rocks and fossils, get your own specimens identified, chat informally to others, ask questions about geology and find out what’s happening locally.
Today’s chat will include a geology quiz.

Cononish gold mine (lecture)
2023-04-13 19:30 - 21:30 | Room 639, James McCune Smith Learning Hub, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8QW, United Kingdom
Rachael Paul MSc, Senior Geologist, Scotgold
An overview of the geology and mining cycle at Cononish Gold Mine in Tyndrum with Scotgold, including regional geology, surface exploration, underground diamond drilling, grade control modelling and mining methods.
Rachael is a chartered geologist who studied at St Andrews University and Camborne School of Mines. She has worked in exploration, resource estimation and open-pit and underground mining geology. Her career highlights include mapping/structural modelling in the sedimentary host copper-belt DRC, gold exploration in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, USA, being selected as one of the top 100 Woman in Mining 2022 and returning home to continue her career at Cononish gold mine in Tyndrum.

Fossil Grove Open Afternoon
2023-04-16 12:00 - 16:00, 2023-05-21 12:00 - 16:00, 2023-06-18 12:00 - 16:00, 2023-07-16 12:00 - 16:00, 2023-08-20 12:00 - 16:00, 2023-09-17 12:00 - 16:00 | Fossil Grove, 51 Victorial Park Drive South, Glasgow, G14 9QR, United Kingdom
This event will consist of tours of the Fossil House and the quarry and activities for children.

Geo-natter: geology of Madeira
2023-05-10 13:30 - 15:00 | Kelvin Hall, 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, G3 8AW, United Kingdom
A chance to look at rocks and fossils, get your own specimens identified, chat informally to others, ask questions about geology and find out what’s happening locally.
Today’s topic will be the geology of Madeira.

Members' Night
2023-05-11 19:30 - 21:30 | Lecture Theatre, Kelvin Hall, 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, G3 8AW, United Kingdom
The last evening meeting of the session will consist of short presentations by society members.
Iain Allison. Oman
Simon Cuthbert. In search of Iapetus: fieldwork in the northern Scandes
Ian Veitch & Campbell Forrest. Macduff boulder bed

Bute
2023-05-12 14:00 - 2023-05-15 12:00 | Scotland
Leader: Con Gillen
Field days: Friday (afternoon)/ Saturday/ Sunday/ Monday (morning)
In the south of the island, we will see Carboniferous, Permo-Carboniferous and Palaeogene igneous rocks (lavas, bedded ash with bombs and fossil wood, sills, dykes, vents, mantle xenoliths). We will go to Kilchattan to inspect the unusual columnar-jointed sandstone. In the north of the island, we will see Dalradian slates, schists and grits, exhibiting folding and sedimentary structures, along with the Highland Boundary Fault and Highland Border Complex (Loch Fad Conglomerate, Ordovician).
The terrain involves coastal and inland footpaths and some rough beach walking, with some bracken and long grass.
Accommodation will be dinner, bed & breakfast in the Glenburn Hotel, Rothesay; transport will be in shared cars.
Please contact the residential excursions secretary Roy Bryce at restrips@gsocg.org if you are interested in coming.

Geo-natter: geology up close
2023-05-24 13:30 - 15:00 | Kelvin Hall, 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, G3 8AW, United Kingdom
A chance to look at rocks and fossils, get your own specimens identified, chat informally to others, ask questions about geology and find out what’s happening locally.
Today’s topic will be “geology up close”.

Seamill to Portencross
2023-05-27 09:00 - 18:00 | Scotland
Leader: Austen Brown
An excursion to view the upper and lower Old Red Sandstone (Devonian), faults, dykes, a felsite sill and associated structures. There will be an opportunity to tour Portencross Castle, and view Clyde Plateau Lavas from Goldenberry Hill. We will also be able to view a large number of glacial erratics and beach pebbles and will examine some “modern” post-glacial landscape features.
Leaving Molema Building at 9:00, returning at 18:00, travelling by coach.

Geo-natter: trilobites
2023-06-07 13:30 - 15:00 | Kelvin Hall, 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, G3 8AW, United Kingdom
A chance to look at rocks and fossils, get your own specimens identified, chat informally to others, ask questions about geology and find out what’s happening locally.
Today’s topic will be trilobites.

Kilbirnie Quarry: fossil collecting and more
2023-06-17 09:00 - 18:00 | Scotland
Leader: Gary Hoare
On the first part of the trip we will examine the lower limestones at an exposure close to the Paduff Burn. We will see mudstones overlying the Top Hosie Limestone with a marine fauna of brachiopods, bivalves and crinoids. There will be a chance to collect fossils from a spoil heap of waste material. As this is a new exposure a record of any fossils found will be undertaken. There will also be a chance to visit a hydroelectric station located beside the burn and Austen Brown will take us through its workings.
The afternoon will be spent following a track through the Kilbirnie hills to look at the Clyde Plateau Volcanic Formation with flows of basalt and beds of purple nodular tuff with intercalated fine-grained red marls.
Leaving Molema Building at 9:00, returning at 18:00, travelling by coach.

Geo-natter: fossil fish
2023-06-21 13:30 - 15:00 | Kelvin Hall, 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, G3 8AW, United Kingdom
A chance to look at rocks and fossils, get your own specimens identified, chat informally to others, ask questions about geology and find out what’s happening locally.
Today’s topic will be fossil fish.

Geo-natter: university walkabout
2023-07-05 13:30 - 15:00 | Scotland
Details to be confirmed.

Wanlockhead Museum of Lead Mining / gold panning
2023-07-08 09:00 - 18:00 | Scotland
Leader: Dr Neil Clark
A visit to the Museum of Lead Mining with a tour underground to the eighteenth century Lochnell Mine. Find out how miners lived over the centuries and learn how to pan for gold in the classic medieval site of the source of some of the gold in the Scottish Crown Jewels. We are also going out to pan for gold in the local streams; so if you are interested you should bring a bucket and spade and your wellies! Minerals can also be found in the nearby spoil heaps. Lunch in the museum is included in the price.
An additional payment of £35 is required for this excursion to cover the cost of the tour (mine, library, cottages & museum), lunch and gold panning.
Leaving Molema Building at 9:00, returning at 18:00, travelling by coach.

Glencoe and Ballachulish
2023-07-22 08:00 - 20:00 | Scotland
Leader: Dr Simon Cuthbert
Set in the spectacular mountain scenery around Glencoe and Ballachulish are some beautifully exposed igneous complexes that allow us to explore the “plumbing” of volcanoes and magma chambers that were active during a huge “flare-up” in the final stage of the closure of the Iapetus Ocean. In this one-day trip we explore the great volcanic caldera of Glencoe in panoramic views and exposures in the glen, then take a 5 km moderately strenuous walk on forest trails above Glenachulish to see how a granitic pluton was constructed. Good boots and waterproofs and a packed lunch needed.
Leaving Molema Building at 8:00, returning at 20:00, travelling by coach; stopping at Tyndrum for a bar snack on the way home.

Ballantrae Complex
2023-08-26 09:00 - 18:00 | Scotland
Leader: Dr Con Gillen
The excursion will cover some important aspects of the early Ordovician Ballantrae Ophiolite Complex (pillow lavas, gabbro, serpentinite, chert and melange), late Ordovician and early Silurian greywacke and conglomerate; late Ordovician reef limestone and Caledonian folding. Walking will be along the shore, sometimes rocky and potentially slippery. We will attempt to get to Downan Point for the famous pillow lavas (though this is not strictly part of the Ballantrae Complex).
Leaving Molema Building at 9:00, returning at 18:00, travelling by coach.

Scottish Geology Festival
2023-09-01 19:00 - 2023-10-08 19:00 | Online and various venues
Scotland’s unique character and cultures are rooted, quite literally, in the rocks that lie beneath our feet and under the sea. These rocks have directly influenced our landscapes, built heritage and industry, and are intrinsically linked with our sense of place. The Scottish Geology Festival gives you the opportunity to learn about these incredible stories hidden within Scotland’s rocks – with events across the country, including guided walks, online talks, boat trips and geological exhibitions – there’s something for everyone to enjoy!
Further details, including a full list of events, can be found on the Scottish Geology Trust website.

Balmaha
2023-09-02 09:00 - 19:00 | Scotland
Leader: Dr Iain Allison
Joint excursion with the Edinburgh Geological Society
The objectives of this excursion are to examine the rocks around the Highland Boundary Fault, which separates the Palaeozoic rocks of the Midland Valley from the late Proterozoic rocks of the Grampian Highlands and cuts across mainland Scotland from Helensburgh to Stonehaven, and to gain some understanding of why there has been considerable controversy over the geological history of this zone.
The units we will examine are:
Devonian: Upper Old Red Sandstone, Lower Old Red Sandstone;
Ordovician: Highland Border Complex, Arrochymore Sandstone, black shale, limestone with serpentinite pebbles, serpentinite;
Proterozoic: Dalradian (Southern Highland Group).
Following the excursion, we will have a bar meal with our EGS colleagues.
Leaving Molema Building at 9:00, returning at 19:00, travelling by coach.
The numbers on this joint excursion are limited to 15 from each society. Therefore early booking is advisable if you wish to make sure of a place.

Rock Doctors
2023-09-02 12:00 - 16:00 | Hunterian Museum, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
Come along and join the fun!

Get your rocks/fossils identified by an expert.
Make your own ammonite.
Take part in a dinosaur quiz.
Make a fossil rubbing.
See the famous Bearsden Shark.
Come early and take home a real fossil!

This event is part of the Scottish Geology Festival.

Geo-natter
2023-09-06 13:30 - 15:00, 2023-09-20 13:30 - 15:00 | Kelvin Hall, 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, G3 8AW, United Kingdom
These informal meetings are the perfect opportunity to meet like-minded rock enthusiasts and chat about all things geological and palaeontological!
A chance to look at rocks and fossils, get your own specimens identified, ask questions about geology and find out what’s happening locally. Tea and coffee provided.

Linn Park and Rouken Glen
2023-09-13 10:00 - 16:00 | Scotland
Leader: Dr Simon Cuthbert
A chance to see some interesting geology on our doorstep: sandstone and other sedimentary rocks laid down in river deltas, swamps and sea in the Carboniferous period, around 325 million years ago, and evidence of the Quaternary glaciation, about 11,000 years ago.
Linn Park in the morning, a spot of lunch, then Rouken Glen in the afternoon. There will be no charge for this excursion.
Meet at the main entrance to Linn Park at 10:00.
